Line Cook

Happy-Camper; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant discounts

Employee Assistance Program - Focusing

Job summary

Happy Camper on the Las Vegas Strip is hiring LINE COOKS to join a lively, pizza-focused team. The role emphasizes cooking, preparation, presentation, and timely execution in a fast-paced setting with shifts including weekends.

We offer strong benefits: health insurance, 401(k), vacation, and more. This is a great fit for candidates who thrive in a social, high-energy restaurant environment and want growth with Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants.

Qualifications

• Line cook experience or similar in a high-volume kitchen.
• Ability to work a variety of hours, including weekends.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to read recipes and follow instructions.
• Able to move and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare menu items according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests.
• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels.
• Maintain food safety and quality standards.
• Read a thermometer correctly and efficiently.
• Communicate delays or issues to the Coordinator.
• Maintain item counts and notify management when quantities fall below minimum.
• Ensure proper allergy procedures and special orders are followed.
• Adhere to safety and sanitation guidelines and Employment policies.
• Be a team player and collaborate with staff.

Skills

Line cooking

Communication

Multitasking

Food safety awareness

Team player

Knife handling

Tools

Knives

Thermometer

Job description

We’re hiring people to join our team as LINE COOKS!

A Few of Our Line Cook Benefits:

• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program - Focusing on a Commitment to Mental Health & Wellness
• Paid Vacation for Qualifying Employees
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• 401(k)

Happy Hospitality is partnering with Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants to bring Happy Camper to the Las Vegas Strip. Happy Camper is known as a "damn good" spot for pizza, booze, and vibes. Guests are welcome to this lively social scene for lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, or late-night drinks. Perfect for large groups, the Las Vegas location will boast a large patio and indoor-outdoor bar, decked out in the brand's signature decor with disco balls, neon lights, and more. The menu will include more than a dozen pizzas on Happy Camper’s signature dough made in-house daily, with a gluten-free crust option available. In addition to the pies, Happy Camper is known for its shareable appetizers and drinks, plus menu items exclusive to the Las Vegas location. This will be the first location in Las Vegas for Happy Hospitality with Lettuce Entertain You, and the sixth restaurant for Happy Hospitality, with four pizzerias in Chicago and one in Denver.

Caring. Creative. Careers.

Join the Lettuce Entertain You team! Our 100+ restaurants are nationally recognized for great food and service and as great places to work. We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth. If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.

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LINE COOK JOB DESCRIPTION

Line Cooks are responsible for the preparation, production and presentation of all menu items.

Essential Functions

• Prepare menu items according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests
• Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment, including knives
• Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
• Multitask calmly and effectivelyunder pressure
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
• Maintain food safety and quality standards
• Ability to read a thermometer correctly and efficiently
• Communicate any food delays or issues to Coordinator
• Maintain menu item counts and communicate to Management and service staff when quantities fall below restaurant specific minimum quantity
• Accurately account for all items coming out of the station
• Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Get along well with others and be a team player
• Other duties will be assigned as needed